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When it comes to encryption, we are having another Groundhog Day. The U.S., UK and Australian governments are pressuring Facebook to stop its plans to include “end to end” encryption, which would enhance the privacy and security of the social media pl… Continue reading U.S. AG Wants Legal Back Door to All Facebook Postings (and Everything Else)
The Justice Department’s Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is calling on Silicon Valley to provide a avenue for law enforcement to access encrypted digital evidence that is stored and transferred by private technology companies. Rosenstein described this avenue as “responsible encryption.” He vaguely defined it as encryption that is able to “protect privacy and promote security without forfeiting access for legitimate law enforcement needs supported by judicial approval.” Privacy and security advocates say that making such a compromise would effectively weaken encryption technology writ large because it would require creating an inherent vulnerability in the process. Rosenstein, like his predecessors, believes this arrangement wouldn’t have a negative consequence on cybersecurity significant enough to warrant a different strategy. “When encryption is designed with no means of lawful access, it allows terrorists, drug dealers, child molesters, fraudsters, and other criminals to hide incriminating evidence,” Rosenstein said. “Mass-market products and services incorporating warrant-proof encryption […]
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